I've been waiting forever for a new PMD game. And it's on the 3DS as well! I watched a couple videos and I can't believe I hadn't heard about it 'till recently, the whole game just looks amazing. I am also ashamed...

The new game really does look great. I'm very cautious to get excited about new Pokemon these days, as I see them as rather exploitative, but it certainly is exciting to see the PMD series getting such a drastic revamp. (Hell, even the main series Pokemon RPGs have stuck to sprites unless you count Colosseum/XD.)

I really loved the story of PMD 2, though I thought it was kind of a waste of time to come out with another game (or... a pair of them) so quickly after the last... (why they no just make Explorers of Sky in the first place? ...sigh except of course to make money)

A new generation of Pokemon is as good a reason as any to make a new PMD, I suppose, but here's hoping they expand on the old formula in more ways than just adding the Unovamons.

Wait, I just realised that with a BW PMD game, they'd probably include DW abilities, right?
And following the PMD tradition, every pokemon would have all of their possible abilities, right?
...I'm grabbing a Technician/Skill Link Cincinno asap.

Yeah that blows, but apparently another big change is that ALL of your recruited Pokemon gradually level up even when they're benched, which is amazing and might actually make using different dudes a viable strategy.

Yeah that blows, but apparently another big change is that ALL of your recruited Pokemon gradually level up even when they're benched, which is amazing and might actually make using different dudes a viable strategy.

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When I originally saw that this would happen, I was upset. However, you have made a good point: it might actually make using different Pokemon a viable strategy because they will be on-par with your starter / partner. I will see how much I like this new feature when I get the game.

Also agreeing that not being able to do multiple missions in one go blows.

Ok gotta ask because it's probably the only unclear fact about the new PMD. How many pokemon are in the game? I saw something on serebii mention like 130 something pokemon available for recruiting before post game (If I remember correctly), but is there any source that says how many pokemon in total are in the game?

Ok gotta ask because it's probably the only unclear fact about the new PMD. How many pokemon are in the game? I saw something on serebii mention like 130 something pokemon available for recruiting before post game (If I remember correctly), but is there any source that says how many pokemon in total are in the game?

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I'm deliberately avoiding most info about the game, but think of it this way: so far all the games had every Pokemon up to and including that game's generation. This game should have plenty of bonus dungeons (with the whole warp detection 3DS feature thing), so I wouldn't put it beyond the game to have ALL of the Pokemon recruitable.

Wait, stuff stuck off the party still level? Oh man, I always wanted to conveniently use stuff recruited in the past like that, unlike in PMD2 where "oh hey let's separate you and your partner from everyone else and keep them from gaining levels while you're away".